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Article snippet: As Tropical Storm Harvey continues to deluge homes and sweep vehicles off roads in Texas and Louisiana, at least 38 deaths have been reported. Officials in affected counties are starting to learn the victims’ identities and piece together the circumstances around their deaths. Here are details on some of those who died. Check back for updates. Since Sunday, six members of the Saldivar family had been missing: four children and their great-grandparents, last seen as their van sank into high water in east Houston. “Unfortunately, it seems that our worst thoughts have been realized,” Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff of Harris County, said at a news conference on Wednesday. Belia and Manuel Saldivar and their four great-grandchildren — Devy, 16; Dominic, 14; Xavier, 8; and Daisy, 6 — were found dead in the van, which was submerged in at least four feet of water. The couple’s son, Sammy Saldivar, was driving the vehicle and managed to escape through a window, watching helplessly as it disappeared under the water. The authorities were first alerted to the submerged van around 10 a.m. on Sunday when they heard the screams of the children’s uncle, who was clinging to a tree after he had escaped through the partially open driver’s side window. They were unable to check on the van until Wednesday, when the water had receded enough to gain access. “It’s getting close,” Travis Callihan, 45, texted his brother, Troy Callihan, as Hurricane Harvey encroached on his Houston home last we... Link to the full article to read more